EP2076037A1 - Method and device for restoring at least one setting - Google Patents
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- the present invention relates to configuration, and more particularly, relates to restoring at least one setting.
- the PIN code of the set top box is used by the user to access some critical configurations. However, the user may forget or lose the PIN code sometimes.
- a hard code number combination is used as a solution.
- the hard code number is a kind of universal code to access the critical configurations of the STB.
- the operator will send an engineer to restore the default configuration, which is also called factory configuration, by using the hard code number combination in the user's home, and then reset the PIN code for the user.
- the solution is not convenient to some extent, firstly, the hard code number combination is hard coded, namely, all STBs' hard code number combinations are the same; secondly, the operator needs to send an engineer to user's home, and so it will cause some travel costs.
- a method for restoring at least one setting of a client device comprises a parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device, it comprises the following steps, receiving by the client device a code generated by a management device based on a time value and the parameter value; determining by the client device whether the code is valid based on a predefined period of time, the parameter value and the current time value; and restoring the at least one setting of the client device if the code is valid.
- a client device for restoring at least one setting comprises a second receiving module 401; a second time module 402 that is configured to provide the time value; a restoring module 405 that is configured to retrieve and restore the at least one setting of the client device; and a determining module 403 that is configured to determine the validity of a code received by the second receiving module 401 based on a time value derived from the second time module 402, a parameter value uniquely identifying the client device, and a predefined period of time, and also configured to invoke the restoring module 405 if determining the code is valid.
- a management device for restoring at least one setting of a client device.
- the management device comprises a first receiving module 301; a first time module 302 that is configured to provide the time value; and a generation module 303 that is configured to generate a code based on a time value derived from the first time module 302 and a parameter value, which uniquely identifies the client device and is received by the first receiving module 301, wherein the code is valid for the client device to restore the at least one setting in a predefined period of time.
- a code for restoring at least one setting of a client device is provided.
- the code which is valid for the client device to restore the at least one setting in a predefined period of time, is generated based on a time value and a parameter value uniquely identifying the client device, wherein, the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time
- the present invention provides a convenient method to restore at least one setting, i.e. the factory configuration, of a client device so that it is needless to send an engineer to user's home anymore.
- the parameter value By using the parameter value, it makes the code merely valid for the corresponding client device; furthermore, the code is just valid in a predefined period of time so that it is convenient for the operator to manage the code which could be used to access critical configurations.
- Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a general method for restoring the factory configuration in accordance with one embodiment.
- Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method carried out by a client device in accordance with one embodiment.
- Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram for a management device in accordance with one embodiment.
- Fig.4 illustrates a block diagram for a client device in accordance with one embodiment.
- Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a detailed method for restoring the factory configuration carried out by the STB in accordance with one embodiment.
- a code is generated by a management device, which usually resides in operator's side, from a time value and a parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device.
- the time value can be the current time and the parameter value can be serial number of the client device;
- the code is delivered from the management device to the client device.
- Many ways of delivering could be used, e.g. by telephone, by email, or by the message that the management device uses for signal communication with the client device; in step 103, the client device restores the factory configuration by using the code in a predefined period of time.
- the start time of the predefined period of time is determined by the time value that is used by the management device to generate the code.
- the predefined period of time could be set to 10 minutes or 1 hour.
- the method could apply to restore not only the factory configuration but also part of settings of the client device, namely, at least one setting of the client device. The following embodiments will take the factory configuration for an example for description.
- the client device receives a code generated from a time value and a parameter value, wherein, the parameter value uniquely identifies the client device; in step 202, the client device determines whether the code is valid based on a predefined period of time, the parameter value and the current time value, herein, the predefined period of time could be stored in the client device or acknowledged by the client device through other ways, e.g.
- the predefined period of time is contained in a message from the management device to the client device or the predefined period of time is stored in other storage device; the start time of the predefined period of time is determined by the time value that is used by the management device to generated the code; and the current time value could be the time when the client device receives the code or when the action of determination is carried out; in step 203, the client device restores the factory configuration of the client device if the code is valid.
- the code is not valid, in that case, for one example, the client device could do nothing but display "Invalid code" or other tips alike. Furthermore, it could lock the client device after a predefined times of invalid input.
- Fig. 3 illustrates block diagram for a management device in accordance with one embodiment.
- the management device comprises a first receiving module 301, a first time module 302 and a generating module 303.
- the first receiving module 301 is configured to receive various inputs, e.g. a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device.
- the first time module 302 is configured to provide the time value, e.g. the current time.
- the generating module 303 is configured to generate a code from a time value derived from the first time module 302 and a parameter value received by the first receiving module 301.
- the code is valid in a predefined period of time for the corresponding client device to restore the factory configuration, and the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time.
- the management device could further comprise a first display module (not shown in the diagram), which is configured to display the code, or a delivering module (not shown in the diagram) that is configured to deliver the code from the management device to the client device.
- Fig. 4 illustrates block diagram for a client device in accordance with one embodiment.
- the client device comprises a second receiving module 401, a second time module 402, a determining module 403, a storage module 404 and a restoring module 405.
- the second receiving module 401 is configured to receive various inputs, e.g. a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device and a code generated by a management device from a time value and a parameter value.
- the second time module 402 is configured to provide the time value, e.g. the current time.
- the storage module 404 is configured to store settings of the factory configuration. Normally, the storage module is a kind of none volatile memories.
- the restoring module 405 is configured to retrieve the settings of the factory configuration from the storage module 404 and restore the factory configuration of the client device.
- the determining module 403 is configured to determine the validity of the code, which is received by the second receiving module 401 and remains valid in a predefined period of time, based on the predefined period of time, a time value from the second time module 402 and a parameter value received by the second receiving module 401, herein, the time value is usually the current time value; if the code is valid, the determining module 403 will invoke the restoring module 405 to restore the factory configuration of the client device.
- the client device could further comprise a second display module (not shown in the diagram) that is configured to display information, e.g. the output results of determining module 403.
- the storage module 404 e.g. the restoring module 405 could retrieve settings of the factory configuration that is stored in a storage device located in a network. It is also possible that the restoring module 405 only retrieves and restores part of settings.
- the first method is to generates by the client device a list of codes based on the parameter value, the time value and the predefined period of time by using the same algorithm as the management device uses to generate the code, and then determining whether the code generated by the management device is in the list of codes generated by the client device, if in, the code is valid, otherwise, the code is invalid;
- the second method is to derive the time value and the parameter value from the code, and then determining whether the received parameter value is the same as the derived parameter value and whether the received time value is in the predefined period of time based on the derived time value, if the parameter values are the same and the received time value is in the predefined period of time, then the code is valid, otherwise, the code is invalid.
- the first time module 302 and the second time module 402 are synchronous in time or within an acceptable difference in time.
- the second time module 402 could regard the first time module 302 as the reference timer, or they both regard other external timer as the reference timer.
- the parameter value is used as a unique identifier for the client device and the time value that is used by the management device to generate the code determines the start time of the predefined period of time.
- the code is generated from the time value and the parameter value, but it should be known to a person skilled in the art that it could include other information in the code, such as operator's name or operation's identifier; namely, the code could be generated from at least the time value and the parameter value.
- the operator device gets the serial number of a STB, which uniquely identifies the STB, through a communication network.
- the communication network could be internet network or telephone network, to be specific, e.g. through an e-mail, through a dedicated communication protocol, or by call;
- the operator device generates a temporary PIN code based on the serial number and a time value, e.g. the current time when the management device receives the serial number.
- the temporary PIN code means a PIN code is just valid in a predefined period of time for the STB to restore its factory configuration; thirdly, the operator delivers the temporary PIN code to the STB; fourthly, the STB checks the validity of the temporary PIN code, if the temporary PIN code is valid, the STB restores its factory configuration, otherwise, the STB, for example, displays the tip of "Invalidity".
- the management device provides an algorithm for the management device to generate the code based on at least a time value and a parameter value.
- a time value and a parameter value Taking STB for an example, in this embodiment, further information of operator's identifier is included.
- a string is generated based on the serial number of the STB and the current time, of course, it could also further includes the operator's identifier for other purpose;
- the STB gets the serial number, the current time and the predefined period of time, herein, the predefined period of time could be stored in the STB, the serial number could be stored in the STB or inputted manually, and the current time is derived from a reference timer that is also referred by the management device; in step 502, the STB generates a list of codes based on the serial number, the current time and the predefined period of time by using the same algorithm as the management device uses to generate the temporary PIN code.
- one example for generating the list is firstly generating a list of time values based on the current time and the predefined period of time and then generating the list of codes based on pairs of each time value and the serial number; in step 503, the STB receives a temporary PIN code from the management device; in step 504, the STB determines if the received temporary PIN code is in the list of codes obtained in step 502; if the received temporary PIN code is in the list of codes, so in step 506, the STB restores the factory configuration, if not, in step 505, the STB displays a tip of "Invalidity". Please note the step 505 is not indispensable.
- the present invention provides a code for restoring the factory configuration of a client device.
- the code which is valid for restoring the factory configuration of the corresponding client device in a predefined period of time, is generated by a management device based on a time value and a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device.
- the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time.
- the operator needn't send an engineer to user's home, thus it could save its operational cost. Furthermore, by using the time value and the predefined period of time, the code is invalid out of the predefined period of time whose start time is determined by the time value that is used to generate the code; and by using the parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device, each client device could has its own code, thus, it is convenient for the code management and reduce the chance of exposing the client device to danger.
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- The present invention relates to configuration, and more particularly, relates to restoring at least one setting.
- The PIN code of the set top box (STB) is used by the user to access some critical configurations. However, the user may forget or lose the PIN code sometimes. At present, a hard code number combination is used as a solution. Generally, the hard code number is a kind of universal code to access the critical configurations of the STB. When the PIN code is lost, the operator will send an engineer to restore the default configuration, which is also called factory configuration, by using the hard code number combination in the user's home, and then reset the PIN code for the user.
- However, the solution is not convenient to some extent, firstly, the hard code number combination is hard coded, namely, all STBs' hard code number combinations are the same; secondly, the operator needs to send an engineer to user's home, and so it will cause some travel costs.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, a method for restoring at least one setting of a client device is provided, the client device comprises a parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device, it comprises the following steps, receiving by the client device a code generated by a management device based on a time value and the parameter value; determining by the client device whether the code is valid based on a predefined period of time, the parameter value and the current time value; and restoring the at least one setting of the client device if the code is valid.
- According to an aspect of the present invention, a client device for restoring at least one setting is provided. The client device comprises a
second receiving module 401; asecond time module 402 that is configured to provide the time value; arestoring module 405 that is configured to retrieve and restore the at least one setting of the client device; and a determiningmodule 403 that is configured to determine the validity of a code received by thesecond receiving module 401 based on a time value derived from thesecond time module 402, a parameter value uniquely identifying the client device, and a predefined period of time, and also configured to invoke therestoring module 405 if determining the code is valid. - According to an aspect of the present invention, a management device for restoring at least one setting of a client device is provided. The management device comprises a
first receiving module 301; afirst time module 302 that is configured to provide the time value; and ageneration module 303 that is configured to generate a code based on a time value derived from thefirst time module 302 and a parameter value, which uniquely identifies the client device and is received by thefirst receiving module 301, wherein the code is valid for the client device to restore the at least one setting in a predefined period of time. - According to an aspect of the present invention, a code for restoring at least one setting of a client device is provided. The code, which is valid for the client device to restore the at least one setting in a predefined period of time, is generated based on a time value and a parameter value uniquely identifying the client device, wherein, the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time
- According to an aspect of the present invention, it provides a convenient method to restore at least one setting, i.e. the factory configuration, of a client device so that it is needless to send an engineer to user's home anymore. By using the parameter value, it makes the code merely valid for the corresponding client device; furthermore, the code is just valid in a predefined period of time so that it is convenient for the operator to manage the code which could be used to access critical configurations. Other features and advantages will become apparent from the following detailed description of embodiment in accordance with the invention with reference to the accompanying drawings.
- The accompanying drawings, which are included to provide a further understanding of the invention and are incorporated in and constitute a part of this application, illustrate embodiment(s) of the invention together with the description which serves to explain the principle of the invention. Therefore, the invention is not limited to the embodiments. In the drawings:
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Fig. 1 is a flowchart of a general method for restoring the factory configuration in accordance with one embodiment. -
Fig. 2 is a flowchart of a method carried out by a client device in accordance with one embodiment. -
Fig. 3 illustrates a block diagram for a management device in accordance with one embodiment. -
Fig.4 illustrates a block diagram for a client device in accordance with one embodiment. -
Fig. 5 is a flowchart of a detailed method for restoring the factory configuration carried out by the STB in accordance with one embodiment. - One embodiment of the present invention provides a method for restoring the factory configuration of a client device, such as STB. As can be seen from
Fig. 1 , instep 101, a code is generated by a management device, which usually resides in operator's side, from a time value and a parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device. For example, the time value can be the current time and the parameter value can be serial number of the client device; instep 102, the code is delivered from the management device to the client device. Many ways of delivering could be used, e.g. by telephone, by email, or by the message that the management device uses for signal communication with the client device; instep 103, the client device restores the factory configuration by using the code in a predefined period of time. Normally, the start time of the predefined period of time is determined by the time value that is used by the management device to generate the code. Moreover, for example, the predefined period of time could be set to 10 minutes or 1 hour. Please note that the method could apply to restore not only the factory configuration but also part of settings of the client device, namely, at least one setting of the client device. The following embodiments will take the factory configuration for an example for description. - As can be seen from
Fig.2 in accordance with one embodiment of the present invention, instep 201, the client device receives a code generated from a time value and a parameter value, wherein, the parameter value uniquely identifies the client device; instep 202, the client device determines whether the code is valid based on a predefined period of time, the parameter value and the current time value, herein, the predefined period of time could be stored in the client device or acknowledged by the client device through other ways, e.g. the predefined period of time is contained in a message from the management device to the client device or the predefined period of time is stored in other storage device; the start time of the predefined period of time is determined by the time value that is used by the management device to generated the code; and the current time value could be the time when the client device receives the code or when the action of determination is carried out; instep 203, the client device restores the factory configuration of the client device if the code is valid. There is also a situation, which is not the major concern of the embodiment, that the code is not valid, in that case, for one example, the client device could do nothing but display "Invalid code" or other tips alike. Furthermore, it could lock the client device after a predefined times of invalid input. -
Fig. 3 illustrates block diagram for a management device in accordance with one embodiment. The management device comprises afirst receiving module 301, afirst time module 302 and agenerating module 303. Thefirst receiving module 301 is configured to receive various inputs, e.g. a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device. Thefirst time module 302 is configured to provide the time value, e.g. the current time. Thegenerating module 303 is configured to generate a code from a time value derived from thefirst time module 302 and a parameter value received by thefirst receiving module 301. Wherein, the code is valid in a predefined period of time for the corresponding client device to restore the factory configuration, and the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time. Please note the management device could further comprise a first display module (not shown in the diagram), which is configured to display the code, or a delivering module (not shown in the diagram) that is configured to deliver the code from the management device to the client device. -
Fig. 4 illustrates block diagram for a client device in accordance with one embodiment. The client device comprises asecond receiving module 401, asecond time module 402, a determiningmodule 403, astorage module 404 and arestoring module 405. Thesecond receiving module 401 is configured to receive various inputs, e.g. a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device and a code generated by a management device from a time value and a parameter value. Thesecond time module 402 is configured to provide the time value, e.g. the current time. Thestorage module 404 is configured to store settings of the factory configuration. Normally, the storage module is a kind of none volatile memories. Therestoring module 405 is configured to retrieve the settings of the factory configuration from thestorage module 404 and restore the factory configuration of the client device. The determiningmodule 403 is configured to determine the validity of the code, which is received by thesecond receiving module 401 and remains valid in a predefined period of time, based on the predefined period of time, a time value from thesecond time module 402 and a parameter value received by thesecond receiving module 401, herein, the time value is usually the current time value; if the code is valid, the determiningmodule 403 will invoke therestoring module 405 to restore the factory configuration of the client device. Please note the client device could further comprise a second display module (not shown in the diagram) that is configured to display information, e.g. the output results of determiningmodule 403. Herein, there are alternatives for thestorage module 404, e.g. therestoring module 405 could retrieve settings of the factory configuration that is stored in a storage device located in a network. It is also possible that therestoring module 405 only retrieves and restores part of settings. With regard to the determination of validity, there are at least two implementation methods, the first method is to generates by the client device a list of codes based on the parameter value, the time value and the predefined period of time by using the same algorithm as the management device uses to generate the code, and then determining whether the code generated by the management device is in the list of codes generated by the client device, if in, the code is valid, otherwise, the code is invalid; the second method is to derive the time value and the parameter value from the code, and then determining whether the received parameter value is the same as the derived parameter value and whether the received time value is in the predefined period of time based on the derived time value, if the parameter values are the same and the received time value is in the predefined period of time, then the code is valid, otherwise, the code is invalid. - Normally, the
first time module 302 and thesecond time module 402 are synchronous in time or within an acceptable difference in time. For example, thesecond time module 402 could regard thefirst time module 302 as the reference timer, or they both regard other external timer as the reference timer. Moreover, the parameter value is used as a unique identifier for the client device and the time value that is used by the management device to generate the code determines the start time of the predefined period of time. Generally, the code is generated from the time value and the parameter value, but it should be known to a person skilled in the art that it could include other information in the code, such as operator's name or operation's identifier; namely, the code could be generated from at least the time value and the parameter value. - An embodiment of a STB (Set Top Box) employing above method will be elaborated below. Firstly, the operator device gets the serial number of a STB, which uniquely identifies the STB, through a communication network. The communication network could be internet network or telephone network, to be specific, e.g. through an e-mail, through a dedicated communication protocol, or by call; secondly, the operator device generates a temporary PIN code based on the serial number and a time value, e.g. the current time when the management device receives the serial number. Herein, the temporary PIN code means a PIN code is just valid in a predefined period of time for the STB to restore its factory configuration; thirdly, the operator delivers the temporary PIN code to the STB; fourthly, the STB checks the validity of the temporary PIN code, if the temporary PIN code is valid, the STB restores its factory configuration, otherwise, the STB, for example, displays the tip of "Invalidity".
- According to one embodiment of the present invention, it provides an algorithm for the management device to generate the code based on at least a time value and a parameter value. Taking STB for an example, in this embodiment, further information of operator's identifier is included. Firstly, a string is generated based on the serial number of the STB and the current time, of course, it could also further includes the operator's identifier for other purpose; secondly, get 16 bytes MD5 result by inputting the string into an MD5 algorithm; thirdly, adding the high 4 bits to the low 4 bits and then modulo 10 for each byte of the 16 bytes MD5 result. Through this step of operation, 16 numbers ranging from 0 to 9 are generated; fourthly, adding 0x30 for each number so that we could get 16 readable ASCII numbers which are easy to convey by talking on telephone. Please note that other alternative algorithms are possible so long as it includes the information of the time value and the serial number. Please also note that there are alternatives of the ways for transmitting the code, e.g. through a dedicated communication protocol.
- According to one embodiment of the present invention, it provides an example of steps performed by the STB to restore the factory configuration. As shown in
Fig. 5 , instep 501, the STB gets the serial number, the current time and the predefined period of time, herein, the predefined period of time could be stored in the STB, the serial number could be stored in the STB or inputted manually, and the current time is derived from a reference timer that is also referred by the management device; instep 502, the STB generates a list of codes based on the serial number, the current time and the predefined period of time by using the same algorithm as the management device uses to generate the temporary PIN code. Herein, one example for generating the list is firstly generating a list of time values based on the current time and the predefined period of time and then generating the list of codes based on pairs of each time value and the serial number; instep 503, the STB receives a temporary PIN code from the management device; instep 504, the STB determines if the received temporary PIN code is in the list of codes obtained instep 502; if the received temporary PIN code is in the list of codes, so instep 506, the STB restores the factory configuration, if not, instep 505, the STB displays a tip of "Invalidity". Please note thestep 505 is not indispensable. - According to one embodiment of the present invention, it provides a code for restoring the factory configuration of a client device. The code, which is valid for restoring the factory configuration of the corresponding client device in a predefined period of time, is generated by a management device based on a time value and a parameter value that uniquely identifies a client device. Herein, the time value determines the start time of the predefined period of time.
- By using the code generated from a time value and a parameter value, the operator needn't send an engineer to user's home, thus it could save its operational cost. Furthermore, by using the time value and the predefined period of time, the code is invalid out of the predefined period of time whose start time is determined by the time value that is used to generate the code; and by using the parameter value that uniquely identifies the client device, each client device could has its own code, thus, it is convenient for the code management and reduce the chance of exposing the client device to danger.
- A number of implementations have been described. Nevertheless, it will be understood that various modifications may be made. For example, elements of different implementations may be combined, supplemented, modified, or removed to produce other implementations. Additionally, one of ordinary skill will understand that other structures and processes may be substituted for those disclosed and the resulting implementations will perform at least substantially the same function(s), in at least substantially the same way(s), to achieve at least substantially the same result(s) as the implementations disclosed. Accordingly, these and other implementations are contemplated by this application and are within the scope of the invention.
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- A method for restoring at least one setting of a client device, said client device comprises a parameter value that uniquely identifies said client device,
characterized by the steps of:receiving by said client device a code, which is generated by a management device based on a time value and said parameter value;determining by said client device whether said code is valid based on a predefined period of time, said parameter value and the current time value; andrestoring said at least one setting of said client device if said code is valid. - A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said time value and said current time value are derived from the same timer ,or timers that are synchronous ,or timers within an acceptable difference.
- A method according to claim 1, characterized in that the step of the determination further comprises:generating a list of codes based on said predefined period of time, said parameter value and said current time value; anddetermining by said client device whether said code received by said client device is in said list of codes.
- A method according to claim 1, characterized in that said at least one setting of said client device is stored in said client device or in a storage device in a network.
- A client device for restoring at least one setting, said client device comprises a second receiving module (401), characterized in that it further comprises:a second time module (402) configured to provide the time value;a restoring module (405) configured to retrieve and restore said at least one setting of said client device; anda determining module (403) configured to determine the validity of a code received by said second receiving module (401) based on a time value derived from said second time module (402), a parameter value uniquely identifying said client device, and a predefined period of time; and also configured to invoke said restoring module (405) if determining said code is valid.
- A client device according to claim 5, characterized in that it further comprises:a storage module (404) configured to store said at least one setting of said client device.
- A client device according to claim 5, characterized in that the determination carried out by said determining module (403) further comprises:said determining module (403) generates a list of codes based on said predefined period of time, said parameter value and said current time value; andsaid determining module (403) determines whether said code received by said second receiving module (401) is in said list of codes.
- A management device for restoring at least one setting of a client device, it comprises a first receiving module (301), characterized in that it further comprises,a first time module (302) configured to provide the time value; anda generation module (303) configured to generate a code based on a time value derived from said first time module (302) and a parameter value, which uniquely identifies said client device and is received by said first receiving module (301), wherein said code is valid for said client device to restore said at least one setting in a predefined period of time.
- A management device according to claim 8, characterized in that said time value, which is used to generate said code, determines the start time of said predefined period of time.
- A code for restoring at least one setting of a client device, characterized in that said code, which is valid for said client device to restore said at least one setting in a predefined period of time, is generated based on a time value and a parameter value uniquely identifying said client device, wherein, said time value determines the start time of said predefined period of time.
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